It’s Not Cheap

While buying and living in a van is definitely cheaper than a house, it can still cost a pretty penny to get it all set up. You can expect to drop several thousand dollars on the van, supplies to convert it into a livable space, and parking permits and gas.

Adventures Come Good and Bad

Most people get into van life because they’re looking for adventure—and adventure you will get—but it’s important to be prepared for the fact that some adventures are fun and others are scary, intense, lonely, and weird. It’s not always a blast.

You Won’t Have an Address

Something people don’t often think about is the true implications of living a nomadic lifestyle. Not having a permanent address will make it harder to get mail, vote, get an ID, and so on.

That all being said, it can be more than worth it. You just need to know what you’re getting yourself into.

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But oddly enough, they didn’t start out that way. In fact, neither had set foot overseas until they were in their twenties. It was only after getting married that they decided to quit their comfortable jobs, book an absurdly cheap flight to Colombia, and leave behind the things that didn’t fit into their backpacks. 

Traveling since 2014, their adventures have taken many shapes and forms: from living in South Korea, where they taught English for a year, to a year-long round-the-world trip. When the money ran out, they relocated to the United States and spent the summer months traveling down the West Coast and living in a campervan they actually built themselves.

In other words: travelling is what they do best. “We’ve been through a lot together,” they write on their website, “awkward teenage years, college, long-distance, traveling together 24/7—and at the end of it all, we still sorta like each other,” they joke.

“This summer is W I E R D,” they admitted in a recent Instagram post, “no doubt about it, but campervan travel has been kind of amazing. We’ve been able to basically avoid as much human interaction as possible (which I never thought I’d intentionally do, but here we are). We can cook for ourselves. We don’t need to stay in hotels. We can avoid most public bathrooms. It’s kind of perfect right now.”

You’d want to join in!

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The full-time travelers have embraced the RV lifestyle and have been living on the road since 2016.

“In 2016 we decided it was about time to shake up our lives, and try our hand at living full-time on the road,” they explain on their website. “First, came finding the perfect [for us] home-on-wheels. Several months scouring the internet went by, we toured and test drove a few different Toyota’s—until we found our RV located just outside of Seattle, Washington. We ended our lease in Denver, Colorado, sold all of our furniture, packed what we wanted to keep into our ‘new’ 25-year-old RV, and the four of us headed towards the east coast where we would renovate and rebuild the RV.”

Having traveled for some four years now with their two dogs, Missy and Trip, the couple’s RV travels have taken them to almost all of the lower 48 states in the United States, all over Canada, and up and down Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. Now they share their Instagramble adventures with others, including an in-depth before-and-after RV renovation that’s got us gagging.

“Three years have gone by like a blink of an eye,” they write. “We’ve learned so much from our time on the road, and have both grown so much from this entire experience. From learning how to DIY our RV renovation, to learning how to creating multiple streams of income to sustain our lifestyle. It’s not always easy or beautiful, but life was meant to be an adventure!”

We might just be tempted to join…

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The British travel blogger, who has 170,000 followers on Instagram, bought a van with her boyfriend Will earlier this year. They named it Pat the Van and prepared to embark on a journey across Europe in their new home, which once belonged to a couple that used it to transport their husky dogs around Norway.

Traveling in a van gave them a new sense of freedom because they finally have the ability to live off the grid without needing to stay in campsites. “I think there is something so freeing about living in the van – we very rarely plan our trips in advance and do most of our research on the road giving us creative freedom. We drive when we want to drive and stop when we want to stop,” Meyrick told Euro News.

Pat the Van features a double bed, wardrobe, seating, and kitchen area, and they even managed to squeeze in a small tub and a fridge. The van is also surprisingly sustainable since it comes with solar panels on the roof that generate all the electricity they could possibly need.

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These people who chose the van life and moved their lives into a mobile home are an inspiration to show us other possibilities of living our lives. The great thing? You’ll be able to travel anytime you wish. Do you feel like going to the lake on Monday? No problemo. Simply drive your van down to the lake or even seek refuge in between trees in the middle of the forest. The van life is a quirky and interesting one and we find it fascinating, and we hope you will too.

The World is Your Oyster

People who opt for the van life choose to travel on a 24/7 basis. It’s a conscious decision of straying away from the typical life of a normal traveler and choosing to make it a lifestyle. Whether you’re curious to try this life or just thinking about it, why not try it out with friends for a weekend? You won’t regret it.

Design Your Space

Designing your own van space takes a lot of work – but it’s much easier than buying furniture and assembling it in your home. Since space is limited, you’ll be able to let your creative juices flow into your space and manifest onto the walls and floor beds. You might even find it comfier to sleep in a hammock instead of a bed!

The post Van Life Inspiration to Achieve your Nomad Dreams appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

It’s Not Cheap

While buying and living in a van is definitely cheaper than a house, it can still cost a pretty penny to get it all set up. You can expect to drop several thousand dollars on the van, supplies to convert it into a livable space, and parking permits and gas.

Adventures Come Good and Bad

Most people get into van life because they’re looking for adventure—and adventure you will get—but it’s important to be prepared for the fact that some adventures are fun and others are scary, intense, lonely, and weird. It’s not always a blast.

You Won’t Have an Address

Something people don’t often think about is the true implications of living a nomadic lifestyle. Not having a permanent address will make it harder to get mail, vote, get an ID, and so on.

That all being said, it can be more than worth it. You just need to know what you’re getting yourself into.

The post Van Life 101: What You Need to Know appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

But oddly enough, they didn’t start out that way. In fact, neither had set foot overseas until they were in their twenties. It was only after getting married that they decided to quit their comfortable jobs, book an absurdly cheap flight to Colombia, and leave behind the things that didn’t fit into their backpacks. 

Traveling since 2014, their adventures have taken many shapes and forms: from living in South Korea, where they taught English for a year, to a year-long round-the-world trip. When the money ran out, they relocated to the United States and spent the summer months traveling down the West Coast and living in a campervan they actually built themselves.

In other words: travelling is what they do best. “We’ve been through a lot together,” they write on their website, “awkward teenage years, college, long-distance, traveling together 24/7—and at the end of it all, we still sorta like each other,” they joke.

“This summer is W I E R D,” they admitted in a recent Instagram post, “no doubt about it, but campervan travel has been kind of amazing. We’ve been able to basically avoid as much human interaction as possible (which I never thought I’d intentionally do, but here we are). We can cook for ourselves. We don’t need to stay in hotels. We can avoid most public bathrooms. It’s kind of perfect right now.”

You’d want to join in!

The post Katie and Ben Will Inspire You to Hit the Road appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

The full-time travelers have embraced the RV lifestyle and have been living on the road since 2016.

“In 2016 we decided it was about time to shake up our lives, and try our hand at living full-time on the road,” they explain on their website. “First, came finding the perfect [for us] home-on-wheels. Several months scouring the internet went by, we toured and test drove a few different Toyota’s—until we found our RV located just outside of Seattle, Washington. We ended our lease in Denver, Colorado, sold all of our furniture, packed what we wanted to keep into our ‘new’ 25-year-old RV, and the four of us headed towards the east coast where we would renovate and rebuild the RV.”

Having traveled for some four years now with their two dogs, Missy and Trip, the couple’s RV travels have taken them to almost all of the lower 48 states in the United States, all over Canada, and up and down Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. Now they share their Instagramble adventures with others, including an in-depth before-and-after RV renovation that’s got us gagging.

“Three years have gone by like a blink of an eye,” they write. “We’ve learned so much from our time on the road, and have both grown so much from this entire experience. From learning how to DIY our RV renovation, to learning how to creating multiple streams of income to sustain our lifestyle. It’s not always easy or beautiful, but life was meant to be an adventure!”

We might just be tempted to join…

The post Embrace the RV Lifestyle with Danielle and Tommy appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

The British travel blogger, who has 170,000 followers on Instagram, bought a van with her boyfriend Will earlier this year. They named it Pat the Van and prepared to embark on a journey across Europe in their new home, which once belonged to a couple that used it to transport their husky dogs around Norway.

Traveling in a van gave them a new sense of freedom because they finally have the ability to live off the grid without needing to stay in campsites. “I think there is something so freeing about living in the van – we very rarely plan our trips in advance and do most of our research on the road giving us creative freedom. We drive when we want to drive and stop when we want to stop,” Meyrick told Euro News.

Pat the Van features a double bed, wardrobe, seating, and kitchen area, and they even managed to squeeze in a small tub and a fridge. The van is also surprisingly sustainable since it comes with solar panels on the roof that generate all the electricity they could possibly need.

The post British Travel Blogger Jess Meyrick is Living Her Best Van Life appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

These people who chose the van life and moved their lives into a mobile home are an inspiration to show us other possibilities of living our lives. The great thing? You’ll be able to travel anytime you wish. Do you feel like going to the lake on Monday? No problemo. Simply drive your van down to the lake or even seek refuge in between trees in the middle of the forest. The van life is a quirky and interesting one and we find it fascinating, and we hope you will too.

The World is Your Oyster

People who opt for the van life choose to travel on a 24/7 basis. It’s a conscious decision of straying away from the typical life of a normal traveler and choosing to make it a lifestyle. Whether you’re curious to try this life or just thinking about it, why not try it out with friends for a weekend? You won’t regret it.

Design Your Space

Designing your own van space takes a lot of work – but it’s much easier than buying furniture and assembling it in your home. Since space is limited, you’ll be able to let your creative juices flow into your space and manifest onto the walls and floor beds. You might even find it comfier to sleep in a hammock instead of a bed!

The post Van Life Inspiration to Achieve your Nomad Dreams appeared first on Traveler Dreams.